Sold Date: June 25, 2017
Start Date: May 31, 2017
Final Price: $275.00 (USD)
Seller Feedback: 8945
Buyer Feedback: 1817

A beautiful NM/NM Mono first pressing of Howlin' Wolf's 1965 classic album The Real Folk Blues on Chess Records, with the blue fade label. 

The laminated front cover is virtually Mint, with the only issue being a tiny number '2' written on the top left corner of the back cover--it's barely notieable, about the size of a match head.  There is near fully intact shrink wrap--about 1/6 of the front shrink is missing.

The disc is bright and beautiful, with a single tiny inaudible scuff on either side; the album plays Mint and grades visually NM.

All in all a superb copy of a rare and great blues album.

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